PRINTER'S NO. 3559
No. 469 Session of 1998
INTRODUCED BY BATTISTO, MAY 6, 1998
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
MAY 6, 1998
A RESOLUTION
1 Designating June 2, 1998, as "Anti-Violence Day" in
2 Pennsylvania.
3 WHEREAS, Acts of violence create fear, injury and destruction
4 in our communities and are increasingly being committed by
5 younger offenders and against younger victims; and
6 WHEREAS, Violence prevention requires individual and
7 community action in recognizing the underlying causes of
8 violence, improving partnerships with law enforcement and other
9 service providers and promoting zero tolerance of violence
10 against any individual or group; and
11 WHEREAS, The VIOLETS, an anti-violence organization at Pocono
12 Elementary Center in Tannersville, is sponsoring special events
13 on June 2, 1998, to highlight the presence and dangers of
14 violence and mobilize support for violence prevention
15 initiatives; therefore be it
16 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives designate June 2,
17 1998, as "Anti-Violence Day" in Pennsylvania in recognition of
1 school-based and community-based efforts to curb violence in our
2 society and urge cooperation in these efforts.
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